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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Washington County, ID

How Washington County, ID compares with other counties and the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #907 of 2,210 scored counties
#12 of 25 scored counties in Idaho

Listings
5
1 chain location (20%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$6.3M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,494 a household
Spending per listing
$1.3M
43% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.9
49% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
11,583
+9.7% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 5 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Washington County. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.9, 49% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Washington County comes to about $6.3M a year: $1,494 per household, 27% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.3M per business, 43% above the U.S. figure of $880K.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Washington County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 6 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Washington County.

Population estimates show Washington County grew 9.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Washington County is 55 (upper middle), #907 of 2,210 scored counties and #12 of 25 scored counties in Idaho.

How Washington County compares

The same measures for Idaho and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all clothing, shoes and related services by the clothing, shoe and laundry businesses counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Clothing, shoes and laundry in Washington County, ID compared with Idaho and the U.S.
MeasureWashington CountyIdahoU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.917.323.3
Spending per listing$1.3M$1M$880K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,4401,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−4.4%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.7%+9.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,494$1,756$2,055
Median household income$54,000$77,800$80,734
Groundwork market score5570

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
6Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
51 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$50K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Washington County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in Washington County

Population, 2025 estimate
11,583+9.7% since 2020
Households
4,202
Median age
46.3
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,453 sq. mi.
People per square mile
8
Median household income
$54,000+31.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$77,135
Median home value
$278,100
Jobs located here
2,991
Daytime population
9,859Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing, shoes and laundry across Idaho

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The highest-scoring counties in Idaho for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Idaho, with Washington County marked.

Top counties in Idaho

Counties in Idaho ranked for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Jefferson County, ID77109.8$1.8M+13.6%#187 of 2,210
2Bingham County, ID741710.5$1.6M+6.4%#268 of 2,210
3Canyon County, ID729310.8$1.6M+18.1%#319 of 2,210
4Teton County, ID661021.4$955K+12.9%#510 of 2,210
5Payette County, ID651111.3$1.4M+8.8%#528 of 2,210
6Fremont County, ID62510.7$1.5M+5.9%#616 of 2,210
7Idaho County, ID61710.3$1.5M+7.7%#660 of 2,210
8Kootenai County, ID6110715.0$1.2M+11.0%#681 of 2,210
9Bonner County, ID583014.8$1.1M+14.8%#784 of 2,210
10Elmore County, ID57119.9$1.6M+2.8%#797 of 2,210
12Washington County, ID55511.9$1.3M+9.7%#907 of 2,210

Other business types in Washington County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Washington County, ID?

Washington County has 5 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Washington County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 6 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Washington County, ID spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $6.3M a year, or $1,494 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,202 households in Washington County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Washington County, ID compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?

Washington County has 11.9 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 49% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.3M, 43% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Washington County would have about 7, against 5 on map listings.

How fast is Washington County, ID growing?

Population estimates put Washington County at 11,583 people in 2025, up 9.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,202 households. Median household income in Washington County is $54,000, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.7%, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Washington County scores 55 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #907 of 2,210 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses · All 56 business types in Washington County

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